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32 Cards in this Set
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3 comedies
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Acharnians
Lysistrata Clouds |
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kōmōidia “song of the kōmos”
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“song of the kōmos”
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kōmos
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“processional revel
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What did Aristotle say about Drama
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> originated in improvisation—both tragedy itself and comedy.
>The one came from the prelude to the dithyramb and the other from the prelude to the phallic songs which still survive as institutions in many cities. |
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***Date: Inclusion of comedy in the City Dionysia
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486
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***Date: Inclusion of comedy in the Lenaea
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ca. 440
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Three periods of comedy
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Old (or Attic) Comedy
Middle Comedy |
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Old (or Attic) Comedy Date
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(486-404 B.C.E.)
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Middle Comedy Date
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(404-320 B.C.E.)
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New Comedy Date
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(320-260 B.C.E.)
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5 Features of Old Comedy
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1. Fantasy
2. The “Aristophanic Hero” 3. Topicality 4. Obscenity |
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Prologos:
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opening scene(s)
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Parodos:
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“entering song of the chorus
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Epeisodion:
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scene in which actors and the chorus interact
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Agōn:
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dispute on the central issue of the play”
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Parabasis:
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the ‘stepping forward’ of the chorus
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Exodos:
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exiting song of the chorus
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Comedy structure
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Prologos:
Parodos: Epeisodion: Agōn: Parabasis: Consequences of the agōn Exodos: |
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***Peloponnesian War
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431-404
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Great Plague of Athens
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430-426
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Death of Pericles
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429
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***Acharnians
Festival: Lenaea Prize: First |
425
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Megarian Decree
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432
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Sicilian Expedition
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415-413
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***Lysistrata
Festival: Lenaea Prize: Unknown Oligarchic coup |
411
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Comic Stereotypes of Women
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1. Women are preoccupied with frivolous things.
2. Women are predisposed to troublemaking and trickery. 3. Women are sexually insatiable and prone to adultery. 4. Women are inordinately fond of wine. |
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Kinesias
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f_uck
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Myrrhine
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female genitalia
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***Clouds
Festival: City Dionysia Prize: Third |
423
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***Revision of Clouds
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418
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Satirical Targets
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1. Sophists
2. Natural Scientists 3. Socrates |
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I Love ___
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Jessie bear
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